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INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. | SUMMARY |
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| 3. | ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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| 3.1 | GDP |
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| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
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| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 3.4 | HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION |
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| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.6 | STERLING |
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| 3.7 | POPULATION PROFILE |
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| 3.8 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. | THE UK INSULATION PRODUCTS MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.2.1 | Overview |
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| 4.2.2 | Recent Developments |
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| 4.2.3 | Market Prospects |
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| 5 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 5.1. | OVERVIEW OF INSULATION PRODUCTS |
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| 5.2 | GLASS WOOL |
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| 5.3 | STONE WOOL |
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| 5.4 | POLYURETHANE AND POLYISOCYANURATE FOAM |
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| 5.5 | POLYSTYRENE FOAM |
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| 5.6 | PHENOLIC FOAM |
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| 5.7 | OTHER MATERIALS |
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| 5.8 | PRE-FABRICATED/OFFSITE AND COMPOSITE PRODUCTS |
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| 5.8.1 | Metal composite Panels |
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| 5.8.2 | Modular building systems |
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| 5.8.3 | Light steel frame housing systems |
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| 5.8.4 | Structural insulated panel (SIPs) building systems |
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| 5.8.5 | Insulated render systems |
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| 5.8.6 | Insulated wall linings & partitions |
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| 6. | END-USE APPLICATIONS |
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| 6.1 | OVERVIEW |
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| 6.2 | DOMESTIC RETROFIT |
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| 6.3 | HOUSING NEWBUILD + RMI |
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| 6.4 | NON-DOMESTIC NEWBUILD & RMI |
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| 6.5 | HVAC & PIPEWORK |
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| 7. | SUPPLY |
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| 7.1 | INDUSTRY STRUCTURE |
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| 7.2 | PROFILES OF MAJOR INSULATION MANUFACTURERS |
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| 8. | DISTRIBUTION |
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| 8.1 | OVERVIEW |
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TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | UK BUILDING INSULATION MARKET BY VALUE 2002 - 2010 |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1990-2009 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1990-2009 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2007 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 5 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 (‘000) |
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| CHART 6 | THE UK MARKET FOR INSULATION PRODUCTS BY VALUE 2002 - 2010 - (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 7 | CONTRACTORS OUTPUT – NEW WORK (EXCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE) CURRENT PRICES (£ M) 2000-2007 |
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| CHART 8 | THE UK MARKET FOR INSULATION PRODUCTS BY VALUE 2002 - 2010 - (£M MSP) |
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| TABLE 9 | HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS GREAT BRITAIN (‘000 DWELLINGS) 2004 -2010 |
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| TABLE 10 | UK INSULATION MATERIALS MARKET BY CAPACITY, SALES VALUE & AREA INSTALLED 2006 |
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| TABLE 11 | MAIN PREFABRICATED BUILDING PRODUCTS INCORPORATING INSULATION |
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| CHART 12 | UK MARKET FOR INSULATION BY AREA INSTALLED BY END USE 2006 |
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| CHART 13 | UK RETROFIT MARKET BY APPLICATION BY AREA INSTALLED |
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| CHART 14 | UK HOUSING NEWBUILD & RMI MARKET FOR INSULATION BY AREA INSTALLED 2006 |
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| TABLE 15 | PROJECT SLAM YEARS 6 –10 (2008 –2013) NUMBER OF BED SPACES TO BE BUILT |
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| TABLE16 | STUDENT NUMBERS 1998/99 – 2006/07 |
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| CHART 17 | CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IN THE UK LEISURE INDUSTRY – BY SECTOR 2006 |
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| TABLE 18 | HOTEL DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE – TOTAL ESTIMATED NEW BUILD HOTELS & ROOMS 2007 - 2011 |
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| TABLE 19 | UK MARKET SHARES BY VALUE 2006 |
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| CHART 20 | MAJOR DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR THE INSULATION MARKET |
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| CHART 21 | INSULATION DISTRIBUTION - % SHARES BY VALUE 2006 |
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